Albania
- Status
- Contracting Party
- Day of accession
- 1 July 2006
Who we are
The Energy Community is an international organisation which brings together the European Union and its neighbours to create an integrated pan-European energy market. The organisation was founded by the Treaty establishing the Energy Community signed in October 2005 in Athens, Greece, in force since July 2006. The key objective of the Energy Community is to extend the EU internal energy market rules and principles to countries in South East Europe, the Black Sea region and beyond on the basis of a legally binding framework.
The mission of the Energy Community Treaty is to:
- Establish a stable regulatory and market framework capable of attracting investment in power generation and networks;
- Create an integrated energy market allowing for cross-border energy trade and integration with the EU market;
- Enhance the security of supply to ensure stable and continuous energy supply that is essential for economic development and social stability;
- Improve the environmental situation in relation with energy supply in the region and foster the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency; and
- Develop competition at regional level and exploit economies of scale.
Membership
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- Contracting Parties
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- Observer
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- EU Participants
Armenia
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Status
- Contracting Party
- Day of accession
- 1 October 2006
Contact Information
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina
TRG BiH 1, 71000 Sarajevo
Tel: +38733214102
State Electricity Regulatory Commission
Miška Jovanovića Street 4/II, 75000 Tuzla
Tel: +38735302070
Federal Ministry of Energy, Mining and Industry
Alipašina 41, Sarajevo
Tel: +38733226493
Regulatory Commission for Electricity in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Blajburških žrtava br. 33, 88000 Mostar
Tel:+ 38736449900
Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of the Republic Srpska
1 Trg Republike Srpske; 78000 Banja Luka
Tel: +38751339581
Regulatory Commission for Energy of the Republic Srpska
7, Kraljice Jelene Anzujske Street, 89101 Trebinje
Tel: +38759272400
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
- Status
- Participant
- Day of accession
- 17 November 2007
Contact Information
Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism
6, Andreas Araouzos street, Lefkosia (Nicosia)
Tel: +35722867100
Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA)
Griva Digenis 81-83, Hall IAKOVIDIS 3rd Floor, 1080 Nicosia
Tel: +35722666363
Czech Republic
- Status
- Participant
- Day of accession
- 17 November 2006
Contact Information
Czech Republic Ministry of Industry and Trade
Na Františku 32, 110 15 Prague 1
Tel: +420224851111
Energetický Regulační Úřad (ERÚ) / Energy Regulatory Office (ERO)
Masarykovo náměstí 5, 586 01 Jihlava
Tel: +420564578666
North Macedonia
Finland
France
- Status
- Participant
- Day of accession
- 18 December 2007
Contact Information
Ministry of Ecology , Sustainable Development and Energy
Grande Arche, Tour Pascal A and B, 92055 La Dafense CEDEX, Paris
Tel: +33140812122
Commission de Régulation de l'Énergie (CRE)
15, rue Pasquier, 75379 Paris Cedex 08
Georgia
Germany
- Status
- Participant
- Day of accession
- 17 November 2006
Contact Information
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Schornhorstr. 34-37, 10115 Berlin
Tel: +4930186150
Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and Railway
(Bundesnetzagentur - BNetzA)
Tulpenfeld 4, 53113 Bonn
Tel: +49228140
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Kosovo*
Latvia
Moldova
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden
- Status
- Participant
- Day of accession
- 23 September 2014
Contact Information
Ministry of the Environment and Energy
Rosenbad 4, SE-103 33 Stockholm
Tel: +4684051000
Swedish Energy Agency
Kungsgatan 43, SE-631 04 Eskilstuna
Tel: +46165442000
Swedish Energy Markets Inspectorate (EI)
Kungsgatan 43 Eskilstuna
Tel: +4616162700
Turkey
- Status
- Observer
- Day of accession
- 17 November 2006
Contact Information
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
Türk Ocağı Caddesi No:2, 06100 Çankaya-Ankara
Tel: +903122126420
Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey, EMRA
İşçi Blokları Mahallesi Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu Caddesi No:51/C, 06530 - Yüzüncüyıl/ Balgat/ Ankara
Tel: +903122014000
Ukraine
Lithuania
European Union
- Status
- Party
- Day of accession
- 1 July 2006
Contact Information
European Commission Directorate General Energy
Rue J.-A. Demot, 24-28, B – 1040 Brussels, BELGIUM
Tel: +3222991111
Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER)
Cours Saint-Michel 30a, (5th floor), Securex building, 1040 Brussels, BELGIUM
Tel:+3227887330
Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
Trg republike 3, 1000 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
Tel: +38682053400
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Contracting Parties
Contracting Parties
Presently the Energy Community has nine Contracting Parties - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, North Macedonia, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine. Whilst founding members to the Treaty establishing the Energy Community in 2005, Bulgaria and Romania joined the European Union in 2007. This was also the case with Croatia as of 1 July 2013.
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European Union
European Union
The European Union is a Party to the Energy Community Treaty. Represented by the European Commission, it serves as a permanent Vice-President of the organisation.
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Observers
Observers
Armenia, Norway and Turkey take part as Observers. Ukraine and Moldova held first Observer status and are now full fledged members. Belarus applied for an Observer status in October 2016. Observers may attend the institutional meetings of the Energy Community.
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Participants
Participants
Any European Union Member State may obtain the status of a Participant. Participants have the right to take part in all institutional meetings of the Energy Community. Presently as many as 19 European Union Member States have the Participant status.
Institutional Setting
A strong institutional setting supports the Energy Community process. As the highest decision-making body, the Ministerial Council meets once a year to set key priorities and steer the implementation of the Treaty. The work of the Ministerial Council is prepared by the Permanent High Level Group, which meets every three months. The Energy Community Parliamentary Plenum brings together elected members of parliament to make the Energy Community better equipped to adopt and implement the acquis.
The Energy Community Regulatory Board is the coordination body of the national energy regulators, which fosters the exchange of knowledge and development of best practices for regulated electricity and gas markets in the Energy Community.
Conceived as discussion platforms, three advisory Fora in the areas of electricity, gas and oil complement the process. Specialised Working Groups and Task Forces also support the Energy Community’s work. In addition, the Energy Community regularly engages with its stakeholders, including civil society, investors and donors. Based in Vienna, Austria, the Secretariat is the only permanently acting and independent institution of the Energy Community.